SAS/ACCESS vs. InterSystems IRIS

SAS/ACCESS is a software solution that enables seamless integration between SAS and various third-party databases, allowing users to read, write, and update data across different platforms without needing to learn database-specific query languages. This integration facilitates efficient data management and analysis by providing transparent access to diverse data sources. Key Features and Functionality: - Seamless Data Access: Enables direct interaction with multiple databases, treating external data as if it were native to SAS.

InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an open analytics platform. It is the next generation of our proven data management software.It includes the capabilities of InterSystems Cache and Ensemble, plus a wealth of exciting new capabilities to make it easy to build and deploy cloud based, analytics-intensive enterprise applications with even greater performance and scalability.